Sudha Subramanian's Blog

“Warning bells are here! Warning bells are here!”  The hand drum reverberates through the fog of the morning. You grate your teeth. The man has found the perfect hour to rip through your romantic dream where your hands were teasing his curls and your lips were about to taste his moustache lined lips.  “Go away!”Continue reading "A Case Of The Pepper Mole Guy "

So, I have been at it for a while now – to find an agent for my novel. Back in 2016, when I wrote my first novel, I didn’t know where it would take me. I wrote it because, there was this particular scene of a lady making wicks calling out her daughter-in-law to pullContinue reading "Searching, reaching, reacting…"

So Banu Mushtaq won the award. I couldn’t be prouder. Woman. Seventies. Regional writer. Kannada writer. Perfect. Can it get any more perfect? Well… For most of my life, I have written about where I come from. My world. An invisible dot on the map. A place I grew up discovering my being, my likes,Continue reading "Is there such a thing as PERFECTER ? or PERFECTEST ?"

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 stars. The book is poetry in prose in many parts and I have many many highlights because the writer in me screamed – that’s a beautiful line there, what a lovely thing to say and I gushed most of the time. TheContinue reading "Review of The Frozen River"

I was contemplating posting a story this morning. But it turned out to be a nightmare. The past year or two has reshaped my writing style and content. In effect, the story I intended to share earlier went back to my drafts folder. This story Manthara (no points for guessing. It is about the characterContinue reading "Reflections on Editing"

OK. I have been at it. Staring at my laptop, fingers finding the keys, tap-tap-tap, space, tap-tap-tap, then backspace, backspace, again tap-tap-tap, enter, and that’s how a blank screen fills up. Sometimes, it’s not any action, except staring, staring, and more staring. So, what do I write you ask? That’s such a good question, exceptContinue reading "When everyone asks: What Do I Write All Day"

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton My rating: 3 of 5 stars For most part of this book, I sailed through with hardly much to think or tell. It also came at a good time because I had previously read two very heavy books. This one, about singlehood, ageing, dating apps, ghosting by most people – itContinue reading "Review of Ghosts"

Last evening, we set out to take a walk along Al Seef, a promenade dotted with small kiosks, twinkling lights, and the backwaters of the Arabian Sea. Boats with dancers and lights gurgled at a distance, tourists bargained over colourful souvenirs, small lights overhead lit up our walkway and a musician played an instrument. ItContinue reading "The Perfect Chocolate Fantasy!"

The tree in our house grew so large it broke through our bodies. That is not how it started. The Banyan came to us as a seedling – tiny, fragile, a thin stalk with four leaflets. It trotted from the tiny crevice of the wall, peeping out to the world with a green tuft.  Continue reading "Turning into a grove"

This is not a sad post. If anything, I want to make this as positive and simple as possible. I am not an expert to dole out advice but I have been in trying and difficult positions to know what I didn’t like and probably what may not work for most people. So here isContinue reading "What not to tell a person who is grieving."